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PARKING: There is parking across the street on Colfax at The Denver Post or The Sheraton that are indoor, heated, secure parking garages For more parking information visit http://mcnicholsbuilding.com/about/directions for more information on parking

Once a month, a diverse community of people get together to share their love of tango and blues dancing and music. You’ll also see dancers throw different swing, ballroom, and Latin dances into the mix. If you’ve never danced before, we have an introductory class that will teach you the basics of typically either tango or blues. We also have all-level and intermediate classes for those with more experience. Our instructors range from locals to touring professionals of the highest quality. Our evening starts with our classes, then our DJs kick off the music all night. We also have a new optional guided practica during the dance that combines the styles from our classes into a true FUSION sequence! We sometimes feature performance in varying styles, and we often have dance demonstrations by local and national professionals. We provide snacks and coffee, and our beautiful venue has a cash bar and lounge, and a comfortable atmosphere for our patrons. Learn, dance, and meet some exceptional people at HOT NIGHTS.

CURRENT VENUE

HOT NIGHTS are currently held at
McNichols Civic Center Building
144 W. Colfax Ave, Denver, CO

Snacks and coffee are provided,
and please enjoy the cash bar

This program is supported by Denver Arts & Venues Cultural Partner Program at the McNichols Civic Center Building

About Hot Nights

What is a Hot Night?

The Hot Night is Caryn Carrrasco’s idea, our founder. As a lifelong dancer in many styles, she wanted a place where people could just dance and focus on innovation rather than moves that are “officially” part of a particular dance.

What is Fusion?

What is Fusion? Fusion /ˈfyo͞oZHən/ Noun: The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity. Is it relates to dance, fusion could most easily be summed up as follows: What happens when you take multiple dance influences and dance them to music that isn’t necessarily the “traditional” choice for those movements. Doing a Baleo in Blues Dance is fusion, an open position transition in Tango is Fusion.

For Beginning Dancers:

This is a great way to try more than one dance in a night and see what you like. Find music that makes you want to dance. Find a bridge from what you listen to, to the music that grew up with the dances.

Dance with people who are laid-back and not hung up on what dance you “should” do to music. This is a chance to dance as you as possible and have a great time doing it.

For Advanced Dancers:

Come to Hot Night and stretch your dancing muscles. Do Volcada with a Blues dancer, send a tango dancer into open. Try a dance and music that is outside your same-old, same-old set of moves. Then, when you feel it, pop back into your comfort zone and surprise the person you’re dancing with. Hot Nights are a great way to bust that dance rut you’ve been getting into.

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Community-Minded Dance (cmDance), a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, cultivates the next generation of Colorado artists through world-class educational programs that bring the global culture of social dancing to local youth and adults.

We specialize in sharing vintage dance traditions, inviting community members to experience styles such as Swing, Blues, Argentine Tango, Kizomba, and Cueca. Our professional dance instructors and guest teachers reach a diverse population of over 3000 youth through vital arts programming in public schools across the greater Denver area. We also host dance and music festivals where world-champion artists educate, entertain, and inspire audiences of all ages.

These rich cultural experiences build and strengthen the community, compelling those involved to connect, express, and transform through the power of dance.